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virusoid

American  
[vahy-ruh-soid] / ˈvaɪ rəˌsɔɪd /

noun

  1. a small particle of RNA associated with the larger RNA of some infectious plant viruses.

Etymology

Origin of virusoid

First recorded in 1980–85

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